BJP, RSS are not 'God-Ke Lovers' but 'God-Se Lovers': Rahul
5 years, 7 months ago

BJP, RSS are not 'God-Ke Lovers' but 'God-Se Lovers': Rahul

India TV News  

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday took a swipe at the BJP over its leaders making controversial remarks on Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse, saying the BJP and the RSS are not "God-ke Lovers" but "God-se Lovers". The Pandora's box opened on Thursday with BJP's Bhopal Lok Sabha candidate and Malegaon blast accused Pragya Singh Thakur lauding Godse as a "patriot" and issuing an apology hours later, saying she respected Gandhi and his work for the country cannot be forgotten. As the row over Thakur's remarks escalated, BJP's MP from Karnataka Nalin Kumar Kateel compared Godse with former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi "Godse killed one, Kasab killed 72, Rajiv Gandhi killed 17,000. Kateel tweeted on Thursday, equating Godse, 26/11 Mumbai terror attack convict Ajmal Kasab and Rajiv Gandhi.

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‘Worse than pathetic’: Cong on ex-Calcutta HC judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay's remark on Gandhi, Godse
9 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Worse than pathetic’: Cong on ex-Calcutta HC judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay's remark on Gandhi, Godse

Hindustan Times  

The Congress on Monday lashed out at former Calcutta high court judge and now Bharatiya Janata Party's Lok Sabha election candidate Abhijit Gangopadhyay over his recent remark on Mahatma Gandhi and Nathuram Godse. “It is worse than pathetic that a judge of the Calcutta High Court, who resigned to contest the Lok Sabha polls as a BJP candidate blessed by …

Nathuram Godse was a patriot but do not agree with...: Uttarakhand ex-CM Trivendra Rawat
1 year, 7 months ago

Nathuram Godse was a patriot but do not agree with...: Uttarakhand ex-CM Trivendra Rawat

India Today  

BJP leader and former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat called Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse a patriot, and mocked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for “merely” sharing the surname. Targeting the former Congress president, Rawat said merely having the Gandhi surname did not make Rahul Gandhi's ideology Gandhian. 'CONGRESS GOING TO BE THING OF THE PAST' The BJP leader also …

'Gandhi vs Godse fight back at home': Rahul Gandhi in New York address
1 year, 7 months ago

'Gandhi vs Godse fight back at home': Rahul Gandhi in New York address

India Today  

Rahul Gandhi, speaking at the Javits Centre in New York on Monday, accused the Bharatiya Janta Party and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh of carrying forward the ideology of Nathuram Godse. Back at home, there is a fight going on between two ideologies, one that the Congress party represents and the other that the BJP and the RSS represent," Rahul Gandhi …

Nathuram Godse: The nationalist who killed the father of nation; Key facts
1 year, 7 months ago

Nathuram Godse: The nationalist who killed the father of nation; Key facts

Live Mint  

Ramachandra Vinayak Godse, popularly know as Nathuram Godse, was a Hindu nationalist from Maharashtra. He assassinated Mahatma Gandhi at a multi-faith prayer meeting on January 30, 1948, when Gandhi Ji visited the then Birla House in New Delhi for a prayer meeting. Godse fired three bullets at the chest of Gandhi ji from a close range, ensuring his death. After …

How Godse gave Gandhi and Nehru what they wanted — and hurt Hindu interest forever
1 year, 11 months ago

How Godse gave Gandhi and Nehru what they wanted — and hurt Hindu interest forever

Firstpost  

Mahatma Gandhi believed he would die a violent death. In 1934, when Polak heard about Gandhi planning a fresh fast, he wrote to a friend: “He has a chronic tendency to offer himself as a public sacrifice, and I can never feel any sense of certainty that he will in the normal course of events pass away in any but …

75 years of Mahatma Gandhi's assassination - How Nathuram Godse killed 'Bapu'
1 year, 11 months ago

75 years of Mahatma Gandhi's assassination - How Nathuram Godse killed 'Bapu'

India Today  

On January 30, 1948, Nathuram Vinayak Godse assassinated Mahatma Gandhi in the compound of Birla House, a large mansion in central New Delhi. A file photo of Nathuram Godse, who killed Mahatma Gandhi WHY DID GODSE KILL MAHATMA GANDHI Nathuram Godse never denied killing Bapu, rather he made long statements explaining his motives. According to Godse, Mahatma Gandhi's stance on …

‘Ideology of hate’ consuming India, Gandhi’s great-grandson says
1 year, 11 months ago

‘Ideology of hate’ consuming India, Gandhi’s great-grandson says

Al Jazeera  

Tushar Gandhi has blamed the rise of PM Modi and the BJP for increasing polarisation and division in the country. India’s rising tide of Hindu nationalism is an affront to the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, his great-grandson said ahead of the 75th anniversary of the revered independence hero’s assassination. “For them, it’s very natural that Godse would be their iconic …

Gandhi’s killer Godse ‘real patriot’ for some Hindu nationalists
1 year, 11 months ago

Gandhi’s killer Godse ‘real patriot’ for some Hindu nationalists

Al Jazeera  

Many visit a temple near New Delhi dedicated to Nathuram Godse, who on January 30, 1948, gunned down the iconic freedom fighter. “There is a wind of change in the country and people have understood that Godse was the real patriot and Gandhi a traitor.” Sharma established his unremarkable temple complex in 2015, a year after Modi took office, after …

1948: Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi
2 years, 5 months ago

1948: Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 10, 2022 06:00 IST India had not been independent for even six months and was still in the midst of vicious communal violence following Partition when Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by Nathuram Godse. Godse, a Brahmin from Poona and a member of the Hindu Mahasabha, stated later that he was also provoked by Gandhi’s “last pro-Muslim fast”, …

India: Gandhi’s killer Godse never left RSS, claims new book
2 years, 11 months ago

India: Gandhi’s killer Godse never left RSS, claims new book

Al Jazeera  

Mahatma Gandhi, India’s independence leader and an advocate of Hindu-Muslim unity, was assassinated on this day in 1948 by a Hindu militant leader Ramachandra Vinayak Godse. The book Gandhi’s Assassin: The making of Nathuram Godse and His Idea of India is a credible account of Gandhi’s assassination and how it was linked to Hindu far-right groups such as RSS, Hindu …

NCP MP, Actor Amol Kolhe Plays Godse in Film; Party Leaders Take Exception
2 years, 11 months ago

NCP MP, Actor Amol Kolhe Plays Godse in Film; Party Leaders Take Exception

News 18  

Nationalist Congress Party’s Lok Sabha MP and actor Amol Kolhe has courted controversy after playing Nathuram Godse, the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi, in Why I Killed Gandhi movie. In the 2.20-minute trailer of Why I Killed Gandhi, Amol, playing the role of Gandhi’s assassin, is seen making a statement in court, justifying his decision to assassinate Gandhi on January 30, …

Disproving the charge of conspiracy
3 years ago

Disproving the charge of conspiracy

The Hindu  

In his new book, Gandhi’s Assassin: The Making of Nathuram Godse and his Idea of India, Dhirendra K. Jha throws light on a pretrial statement Godse made, which refutes the self-portrait he offered in the courtroom “and the myths which pro-RSS writers created to suppress the real life that the assassin had lived and influences that had worked on him …

Saint addressing Raipur Dharam Sansad praises Godse for killing Gandhi
3 years ago

Saint addressing Raipur Dharam Sansad praises Godse for killing Gandhi

India Today  

A ‘Dharam Sansad’ or religious assembly held in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur triggered a row after Hindu religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj hailed Nathuram Godse for killing Mahatma Gandhi. The Raipur Dharam Sansad was held just days after a religious assembly in Haridwar made headlines over provocative and communal speeches made by Hindu religious leaders against minority communities during the event. Speaking at …

BJP MP Varun Gandhi slams those glorifying Nathuram Godse on Gandhi Jayanti
3 years, 3 months ago

BJP MP Varun Gandhi slams those glorifying Nathuram Godse on Gandhi Jayanti

Firstpost  

The Lok Sabha member’s comments came amid “Nathuram Godse Zindabad” being among the top Twitter trends on the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi. New Delhi: BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Saturday lashed out at those who glorified Mahatma Gandhi’’s assassin Nathuram Godse on the birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation, saying they are irresponsibly shaming the country. “India has …

Martyrs' Day: Who Was Nathuram Godse, the Man Who Killed Gandhi?
3 years, 11 months ago

Martyrs' Day: Who Was Nathuram Godse, the Man Who Killed Gandhi?

News 18  

Nathuram Vinayak Godse was a nationalist who assassinated Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi on January 30, 1948, when Gandhi Ji visited the then Birla House in New Delhi for a prayer meeting. Godse joined as a ground-level worker of RSS who later had become the editor of a Marathi daily called Agrani – Hindu Rashtra, in which Hindu Mahasabha leader, Vinayak Damodar …

On Gandhi Jayanti, His Assassin Nathuram Godse Is a Top Trend On Twitter
4 years, 3 months ago

On Gandhi Jayanti, His Assassin Nathuram Godse Is a Top Trend On Twitter

News 18  

On the 151st birth anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, a man who devoted himself to the dharma of non-violence and love, ghosts of past hate refuse to die down. A True nationalist….A true real leader….A Real Deshbakth… Nathuram Godse🙏🙏#NathuramGodse pic.twitter.com/4LP8LOoE0f— Anusha Binny October 2, 2020 He wasn't a terrori8, he was an assassin like bhagat singh who fought for cause …

Nathuram Godse and Narendra Modi believe in same ideology: Rahul Gandhi at Kerala anti-CAA rally
4 years, 11 months ago

Nathuram Godse and Narendra Modi believe in same ideology: Rahul Gandhi at Kerala anti-CAA rally

India TV News  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi comparing him to Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse. Addressing participants at "Save the Constitution" march at Kalpetta in Wayanad, his Lok Sabha constituency, Gandhi said there was no difference between Godse and Modi. "Nathuram Godse shot Mahatma Gandhi because he did not believe in himself, he loved …

Rahul Gandhi likens Narendra Modi to Nathuram Godse on Mahatma Gandhi's death anniversary; says PM full of hatred
4 years, 11 months ago

Rahul Gandhi likens Narendra Modi to Nathuram Godse on Mahatma Gandhi's death anniversary; says PM full of hatred

Firstpost  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday fired a fresh salvo against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP. On the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary, Rahul compared Modi to Nathuram Godse, stating that the prime minister’s ideology was similar to the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi. #WATCH Rahul Gandhi, Congress in Kalpetta, Kerala: Nathuram Godse shot Mahatma Gandhi because he …

Day after Pragya Singh calls Nathuram Godse a 'patriot' in Lok Sabha, BJP removes MP from parliamentary panel on defence after Opposition outrage
5 years, 1 month ago

Day after Pragya Singh calls Nathuram Godse a 'patriot' in Lok Sabha, BJP removes MP from parliamentary panel on defence after Opposition outrage

Firstpost  

The Congress took strong objection to Pragya Singh Thakur’s remarks and lashed out at the ‘deplorable hate politics’ of the BJP Editor’s note: This piece has been updated to include Pragya Singh Thakur’s removal from the consultative committee of the defence ministry, a day after she made the controversial comments in Parliament. Following scathing criticism from the Opposition, BJP axed …

Was Nathuram Godse a patriot? Before creating a love or hate campaign, first understand Mahatma Gandhi's assassin
5 years, 1 month ago

Was Nathuram Godse a patriot? Before creating a love or hate campaign, first understand Mahatma Gandhi's assassin

Firstpost  

Nathuram Godse, the assassin of Mohandas Gandhi did not get a chance to write an autobiography. Gopal Godse, Nathuram’s younger brother later published it as an underground text under the title Why I assassinated Gandhi. Let’s highlight a few points in the present context: First, Godse assassinated Gandhi. According to Godse, if Gandhi was not at the helm of Indian …

Take Action Against Pragya Thakur for Godse Remark in Parliament, Kamal Nath Tells BJP
5 years, 1 month ago

Take Action Against Pragya Thakur for Godse Remark in Parliament, Kamal Nath Tells BJP

News 18  

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Wednesday asked the BJP to take action against its Lok Sabha MP Pragya Singh Thakur for referring to Mahatma Gandhis assassin Nathuram Godse as a 'deshbhakt'. The BJP MP from Bhopal referred to Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Godse as a "deshbhakt" during a debate in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, triggering a protest …

Pragya Thakur Again Refers To Nathuram Godse As 'Deshbhakt' - This Time In Lok Sabha
5 years, 1 month ago

Pragya Thakur Again Refers To Nathuram Godse As 'Deshbhakt' - This Time In Lok Sabha

ABP News  

New Delhi: BJP member Pragya Thakur referred to Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse as a "deshbhakt" during a debate in Lok Sabha, triggering a protest by opposition members. When DMK member A Raja cited a statement of Godse on why he killed Mahatma Gandhi during a discussion on the Special Protection Group Bill, Thakur interrupted and said, "You cannot give …

Pragya Thakur Refers to Nathuram Godse as 'Deshbhakt' in Lok Sabha, Opposition Attacks BJP
5 years, 1 month ago

Pragya Thakur Refers to Nathuram Godse as 'Deshbhakt' in Lok Sabha, Opposition Attacks BJP

News 18  

New Delhi: BJP MP Pragya Thakur again referred to Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse as a "deshbhakt", this time during a debate in the Lok Sabha, triggering a protest by opposition members. "According to Pragya Thakur, she has not said anything about or supported Nathuram Godse, she was only talking about Udham Singh, the revolutionary who killed General Dyer," said …

LS Speaker expunges Sadhvi Pragya's deshbhakt remark about Nathuram Godse
5 years, 1 month ago

LS Speaker expunges Sadhvi Pragya's deshbhakt remark about Nathuram Godse

India Today  

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday expunged BJP member Pragya Thakur remark, in which she referred to Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse as a "deshbhakt" during a debate in the House, triggering a protest by opposition members. When DMK member A Raja cited a statement of Godse on why he killed Mahatma Gandhi during a discussion on the Special …

Congress flays BJP after Pragya Singh Thakur calls Nathuram Godse deshbhakt
5 years, 1 month ago

Congress flays BJP after Pragya Singh Thakur calls Nathuram Godse deshbhakt

India Today  

BJP leader Pragya Singh Thakur has once again stirred up a controversy with her remarks on Nathuram Godse in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. "Repeatedly referring to Nathuram Godse as a "deshbhakt" is a perfect representation of BJP's deplorable hate politics. Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala also slammed Pragya Singh Thakur on the remark. He tweeted, "The country is celebrating …

We will hold programs like these in our house, that’s our right: Hindu Mahasabha after being booked for celebrating Godse in MP
5 years, 1 month ago

We will hold programs like these in our house, that’s our right: Hindu Mahasabha after being booked for celebrating Godse in MP

Op India  

On Saturday, the Madhya Pradesh police registered an FIR against a member of the Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Mahasabha and his associates for circulating pamphlets carrying “objectionable language” about Mahatma Gandhi and glorifying Naturam Godse. Read: Nathuram Godse was not a terrorist, much less a Hindu Terrorist, and using him to demonize Hindus is a cheap tactic The police said that …

Not just another book depicting Mahatma Gandhi's lifelong quest for freedom and justice
5 years, 3 months ago

Not just another book depicting Mahatma Gandhi's lifelong quest for freedom and justice

New Indian Express  

It wasn’t a man called Godse who killed Gandhi. In the course of a public talk in Mumbai, shortly after Gandhiji’s death, Krishnamurti tried to get this point across, reminding us of the fractured nature of humanity, our blindness to the oneness and sacredness of us all. He said, “You are either a Hindu, a Parsee, a Buddhist, or a …

Action against IAS officer after she 'thanked Godse for 30.1.1948' on Twitter
5 years, 7 months ago

Action against IAS officer after she 'thanked Godse for 30.1.1948' on Twitter

India TV News  

Former Joint Municipal Commissioner of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Nidhi Choudhari was transferred from BMC after her controversial tweet about Mahatma Gandhi and Nathuram Godse. There were strong reactions in Maharashtra's political circles with Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar personally requesting an action against Choudhari to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. When several Twitter users asked her about her sudden devotion …

Godse worship goes mainstream in India
5 years, 7 months ago

Godse worship goes mainstream in India

Hindustan Times  

In the early 1990s, the veteran Gandhian, Sushila Nayar, was in the temple town of Ayodhya on a mission to promote communal harmony. Even while diminishing Gandhi’s role in the freedom struggle, the RSS was careful to distance itself from Godse. Of her praise of the Mahatma’s murderer, he commented: “Godse was a patriot, and so was Gandhi.” Pandya is …

BJP may find it hard to disown role in mainstreaming Sadhvi Pragya Thakur in spite of her apology on Nathuram Godse
5 years, 7 months ago

BJP may find it hard to disown role in mainstreaming Sadhvi Pragya Thakur in spite of her apology on Nathuram Godse

Firstpost  

“Even in his death there was magnificence and complete artistry. Many others like Union minister Anant Kumar Hegde and Karnataka MP Nalin Kumar Kateel largely endorsed Pragya’s description of Godse as “patriot”. BJP’s MP media cell head Anil Soumitra echoed Godse’s testimony in the court after the assassination in which he called Gandhi “the father of Pakistan-nation, not India”. Movie …

Kailash Satyarthi says Nathuram Godse killed Gandhi's body, people like Pragya Thakur 'killing country's soul'
5 years, 7 months ago

Kailash Satyarthi says Nathuram Godse killed Gandhi's body, people like Pragya Thakur 'killing country's soul'

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Stressing that Mahatma Gandhi is above power and politics, Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi Saturday said people like Pragya Singh Thakur are killing the soul of India and the BJP should expel her from the party. His comments came after Malegaon blast accused and BJP’s Bhopal Lok Sabha seat candidate Thakur lauded Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse as a …

People like Pragya killing soul of India, says Kailash Satyarthi
5 years, 7 months ago

People like Pragya killing soul of India, says Kailash Satyarthi

The Hindu  

Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi on Saturday said Mahatma Gandhi is above power and politics and people like Pragya Singh Thakur are killing the soul of India and the BJP should expel her from the party. His comments came after Malegaon blast accused and BJP’s Bhopal Lok Sabha seat candidate Ms. Thakur lauded Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse as a “patriot” …

‘If Gandhiji’s assassination was not a terror act, what was it?’
5 years, 7 months ago

‘If Gandhiji’s assassination was not a terror act, what was it?’

The Hindu  

Defending actor Kamal Haasan, who had recently said that the murder of Mahatma Gandhi was the first terror act and Nathuram Godse was the first terrorist of free India, Deputy Chief Minister and Congress leader G. Parameshwara asked if Gandhiji’s assassination was not a terror act then what was it? Speaking on the same line, Eshwar Khandre, working President of …

Godse row: BJP issues clarification, disciplinary committee to seek explanation for controversial statements
5 years, 7 months ago

Godse row: BJP issues clarification, disciplinary committee to seek explanation for controversial statements

Op India  

Facing severe flak for the controversial remarks made by its leaders, the BJP president Amit Shah came out in defence of his party claiming that the tendentious remarks made by its leaders were their personal opinions and they do not reflect party’s stand on the matter. इन लोगों ने अपने बयान वापिस लिए हैं और माफ़ी भी मांगी है। फिर …

Godse killed 1, Rajiv Gandhi killed 17,000: BJP MP Nalin Kateel
5 years, 7 months ago

Godse killed 1, Rajiv Gandhi killed 17,000: BJP MP Nalin Kateel

India Today  

After Pragya Singh Thakur called Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse a patriot, BJP MP from Karnataka Nalin Kumar Kateel compared Godse with former PM Rajiv Gandhi. In a tweet, Nalin Kumar Kateel said, "Godse killed one, Kasab killed 72, Rajiv Gandhi killed 17,000. Union Minister Anantkumar Hegde also batted for Godse and said that Nathuram Godse would have felt happy …

'Party line is my line': Sadhvi Pragya apologises for calling Nathuram Godse a 'deshbhakt', says respect Mahatma Gandhi 'a lot'
5 years, 7 months ago

'Party line is my line': Sadhvi Pragya apologises for calling Nathuram Godse a 'deshbhakt', says respect Mahatma Gandhi 'a lot'

Firstpost  

Pragya, while campaigning in Agar Malwa district of Madhya Pradesh, told reporters: ‘Nathuram Godse was a deshbhakt, is a deshbhakt and will always remain a deshbhakt, and people calling him a terrorist should instead look within.’ ‘Such people will be given a befitting reply in these elections,’ she remarked adding to her list of controversial statements during the Lok Sabha …

Nathuram Godse would have been happy with this debate, Anantkumar Hegde tweets, then says account hacked
5 years, 7 months ago

Nathuram Godse would have been happy with this debate, Anantkumar Hegde tweets, then says account hacked

India Today  

Union Minister Anant Kumar Hegde on Friday jumped into the ongoing controversy on Nathuram Godse, Mahatma Gandhi's assassin, saying after seven decades he would be happy with the debate. A day after the Opposition called out Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur for calling Nathuram Godse a patriot, Anant Kumar Hegde said, "Time to assert and move away from being apologetic! Chowkidar …

EC Seeks Report from MP CEO over Pragya Thakur’s ‘Godse a Patriot’ Remark
5 years, 7 months ago

EC Seeks Report from MP CEO over Pragya Thakur’s ‘Godse a Patriot’ Remark

News 18  

New Delhi: Hours after BJP’s Bhopal candidate Pragya Singh Thakur called Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse a patriot, the Election Commission sought a factual report from the Madhya Pradesh chief electoral officer by Friday morning. Responding to a question on actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan’s comments that Godse was the “first terrorist of free India", Thakur said, “Nathuram Godse ek deshbhakt the, …

Pragya Thakur comments on Nathuram Godse: Remember facts, not rhetoric, say Left parties
5 years, 8 months ago

Pragya Thakur comments on Nathuram Godse: Remember facts, not rhetoric, say Left parties

The Hindu  

In the light of BJP Bhopal candidate Pragya Singh Thakur's comments on Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse on Thursday, the Left parties have sounded caution that her statement is only meant to further polarise the voters. “Nathuram Godse ek deshbhakt the, hain aur rahenge,” she said. Ms Thakur was reacting to Makkal Needhi Maiyam founder Kamal Haasan’s speech at a …

BJP's Pragya Thakur Calls Nathuram Godse a Patriot, Says 'Party's Line is My Line' After Backlash
5 years, 8 months ago

BJP's Pragya Thakur Calls Nathuram Godse a Patriot, Says 'Party's Line is My Line' After Backlash

News 18  

Bhopal: Bharatiya Janata Party’s Bhopal candidate Pragya Singh Thakur stirred yet another controversy on Thursday after she termed Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse a patriot. "I believe in my organisation, I work for it, and the party's line is my line," Thakur said hours after her remarks led to fierce criticism from the Congress and Opposition leaders. Responding to a …

Political acting has begun: BJP demands Kamal Hassan's arrest for calling Nathuram Godse Hindu terrorist
5 years, 8 months ago

Political acting has begun: BJP demands Kamal Hassan's arrest for calling Nathuram Godse Hindu terrorist

India Today  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has demanded the arrest of Kamal Haasan over the actor-politician's remark that Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse was independent India's first terrorist. https://t.co/sJdlDvO1KF Chowkidar Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan May 13, 2019 "Actor Kamal Haasan recalling Gandhi's assassination now and calling it Hindu terrorism is condemnable. Earlier, campaigning for his party Makkal Needhi Maiam's candidate for the May …

Godse Independent India's First Terrorist, Says Kamal Haasan; BJP Warns He's Lighting 'Dangerous Fire'
5 years, 8 months ago

Godse Independent India's First Terrorist, Says Kamal Haasan; BJP Warns He's Lighting 'Dangerous Fire'

News 18  

Chennai: In remarks that may again put him on a collision course with Right-wing politicians, Makkal Needhi Maiam president Kamal Haasan described Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse as independent India’s first terrorist. Haasan actor-politician said he was one of those "proud Indians" who desires an India with equality and where the "three colours" in the tricolour, an obvious reference to …

Shooting Gandhi's effigy was not the only time the Hindu Mahasabha has been 'anti-Indian': A look at past instances
5 years, 11 months ago

Shooting Gandhi's effigy was not the only time the Hindu Mahasabha has been 'anti-Indian': A look at past instances

Firstpost  

On Mahatma Gandhi’s 71st death anniversary on Wednesday, the general secretary of the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha recreated Gandhi’s assassination by shooting at an effigy with a toy gun but this was not the first situation where the Hindu Mahasabha has gone against India and its national symbols. On Mahatma Gandhi’s 71st death anniversary on Wednesday, the general secretary of …

RSS talks about Mahatma Gandhi, but consider Nathuram Godse as idol: Rahul Gandhi
6 years, 6 months ago

RSS talks about Mahatma Gandhi, but consider Nathuram Godse as idol: Rahul Gandhi

Deccan Chronicle  

Amethi: RSS leaders talk about Mahatma Gandhi but follow Nathuram Godse, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi told party workers at Amethi on Wednesday as he accused the Hindutva organisation of trying to distort history. Attacking the BJP government's foreign policy, Rahul Gandhi said despite the contentious and sensitive issue of Doklam on the border, PM Modi had preferred sitting on a …

Reconsider attending RSS event, Assam Congress chief asks Pranab Mukherjee
6 years, 7 months ago

Reconsider attending RSS event, Assam Congress chief asks Pranab Mukherjee

India Today  

The leader of the Indian National Congress party's Assam unit has asked former President Pranab Mukherjee to reconsider his decision to attend a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh event on Thursday. Bora, a Rajya Sabha MP, also notes that Mukherjee, a former Congressman who was elected India's thirteenth president in 2012, is "at present a non-political person". The Congress leader claimed Nathuram …

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